A Morgan Stanley wealth manager will not face felony charges for a hit-and-run because Colorado prosecutors don’t want him to lose his job.

Martin Joel Erzinger, who manages more than $1 billion in assets for Morgan Stanley in Denver, is being accused only of a misdemeanor for allegedly driving his Mercedes into a cyclist and then fleeing the scene.

Thanks for the link, but the DA’s self-serving explanation doesn’t explain why he didn’t charge the driver with the maximum felony plus appropriate misdemeanors, instead of sluffing it off with a plea bargain.

And it raises a serious question – “since there was no alcohol or drugs involved”, why did the driver leave the scene and turn an “accident” into a possible prison sentence? Does it mean he evaded arrest for long enough to get off with a couple of midemeanors after driving drunk and crippling a cyclist and fleeing the scene?

Getting this kind of doubletalk and evasions straightened out is what reporters get paid for, or used to.

Finally, isn’t this the same area with the little town that outlawed cycling?

DebbieNovember 10, 2010 at 8:53 am

•Do the Right Thing
•To the Right People
•At the Right Time
•For the Right Reasons
.. Is that your mission statement? REALLY ! !
Maybe you shpuld change that there scooter.
here is an idea..
•Do the Right Thing
•For the Rich People
•Turn a blind eye to justice
•Because I can

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